Hi Everybody,
I have enjoyed reading this board for quite some time and finally decided to join. I would like to thank all who contribute here. I have picked up a tremendous amount of useful info to help me on both of my builds.
I would like to address one myth that seems to be circulating around the web about dyeing swamp ash. In my research it has been a common opinion that swamp ash cannot be dyed to produce an evenly colored finish and that the only way to obtain a nice transparent color is through the use of toners, or shaders, as they are sometimes called. Well I've always kind of done things a bit different so I tried it. I mixed 8oz water, 8oz of denatured alcohol to 1oz colortone blue and the results are absolutely stunning. the key for me was grain filler. I must have grain filled this bad boy about 4 times. Right now the body is about half way through its 14 day drying period but i did take some pics with my cell after the final nitro coats.
I have enjoyed reading this board for quite some time and finally decided to join. I would like to thank all who contribute here. I have picked up a tremendous amount of useful info to help me on both of my builds.
I would like to address one myth that seems to be circulating around the web about dyeing swamp ash. In my research it has been a common opinion that swamp ash cannot be dyed to produce an evenly colored finish and that the only way to obtain a nice transparent color is through the use of toners, or shaders, as they are sometimes called. Well I've always kind of done things a bit different so I tried it. I mixed 8oz water, 8oz of denatured alcohol to 1oz colortone blue and the results are absolutely stunning. the key for me was grain filler. I must have grain filled this bad boy about 4 times. Right now the body is about half way through its 14 day drying period but i did take some pics with my cell after the final nitro coats.
